essay

The Early Woodland period in Iowa

early woodland archeology2Published In 1986 • Pages: 159-170

By: Tiffany, Joseph A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Tiffany lists some Early Woodland sites commonly described for Iowa; all are multicomponent sites. The Ryan focus is described. It's traits are based on artifacts found in burial sites. Iowan ceramics and projectile points are covered. A recent find of a Middle Woodland cemetery is important in that it shows a continuation of burial practices from the Late Archaic. It also shows 'Early Woodland period societies show an admixture of Late Archaic and Woodland stage cultural traits.… [and that the introduction of ceramics] may be time transgressive and of little importance culturally.' (page 168).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Sociocultural trends
Ceramic technology
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Eastern Early Woodland
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry ; 2005
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Early Woodland; 2700 BP-2100 BP (700 B.C.-100 B.C.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Iowa, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Joseph A. Tiffany
Papers presented at the Kampsville Early Woodland Conference held on Nov. 5th and 6th, 1982, and sponsored by the Center for American Archeology
Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-170)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
86025855
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Antiquities